Class Log.
November 3, 2003
| M, 11/10 |
TEST 3 |
Essentials II, Chapters 5 and 6 |
| F, 11/7 |
Chapter 7 |
Jupiter |
| W, 11/5 |
Chapter 6 |
Mars |
| T, 11/4 |
Lab 10 |
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| M, 11/3 |
Chapter 6 |
Venus |
| F, 10/31 |
Chapter 5, Chapter 6 |
tides, Mercury |
| W, 10/29 |
Chapter 5 |
magnetosphere, moon terminology |
| T, 10/28 |
Lab 9 |
work on group project |
| M, 10/27 |
Chapter 5 |
Earth's interior, magnetic field |
| F, 10/24 |
Chapter 5 |
Earth's atmosphere and surface |
| W, 10/22 |
EFU II |
Solar system formation |
| F, 10/17 |
TEST 2 |
Chapters 3 and 4 |
| W, 10/15 |
EFU II |
Solar system overview |
| T, 10/14 |
Lab 8 |
Spectroscopy |
| M, 10/13 |
Chapter 4 |
emission and absorption |
| F, 10/10 |
Chapter 4 |
Bohr model |
| W, 10/8 |
Chapter 4 |
spectroscopy |
| T, 10/7 |
Lab 7 |
Intro to Group Project |
| M, 10/6 |
Chapter 4 |
blackbody radiation |
| F, 10/3 |
Chapter 3 |
telescopes |
| W, 10/1 |
Chapter 3 |
mirrors and lenses |
| T, 9/30 |
Lab 6 |
Lenses and Telescopes |
| M, 9/29 |
Chapter 3 |
reflection, refraction |
| F, 9/26 |
Chapter 3 |
electromagnetic waves |
| W, 9/24 |
Chapter 3 |
historical overview, waves |
| T, 9/23 |
Lab 5 |
Reflection and Refraction |
| M, 9/22 |
TEST 1 |
EfU I, Ch. 1, Ch. 2 |
| F, 9/19 |
Chapter 2 |
conservation principles, universal law of gravity, connections between Newton's Laws and Kepler's |
| W, 9/17 |
Chapter 2 |
Newton's 3rd law, weight, momentum |
| M, 9/15 |
Chapter 2 |
Newton's 1st and 2nd Laws |
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Lab 4 |
Cram's Celestial Globe |
| F, 9/12 |
Chapter 2 |
Kepler's Laws |
| W, 9/10 |
Chapter 2 |
historical overview |
| T, 9/9 |
Lab 3 |
Moon Phases |
| M, 9/8 |
Chapter 1 |
moon phases and eclipses |
| F, 9/5 |
Chapter 1 |
planetarium |
| W, 9/3 |
Chapter 1 |
the celestial sphere |
| T, 9/2 |
Lab 2 |
Using Your Celestial Sphere |
| F, 8/29 |
EfU 1 |
early measurements |
| W, 8/27 |
EfU I |
unit systems ~~ base units and metric system ~~ metric prefixes |
| T, 8/26 |
Lab 1 |
Sphere construction, observing project explained |
| M, 8/25 |
Essentials for Understanding I |
scientific method |
| F, 8/22 |
Introduction |
syllabus |
Study Resources.
While I could have written one of these myself, others have already done a great job of stating what you need to do to study successfully in your Descriptive Astronomy course. Here is one link to a website that has study tips all spelled out for you.
How to Study Astronomy
by Michael Seeds.
(He is the author of the book Dr. Austin uses.)
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space.com
A site I like to visit to keep up on things is space.com. It is a commercial site that comes complete with pop-up ads, but it has lots of great features and picture galleries. When I'm looking for particular information on space and astronomy, I usually start there first.
The website for the Descriptive Astronomy textbook contains some features that you might find useful. If you like to do things on the computer, you might find the flashcard feature, complete with self-testing, useful for learning the many terms that will be introduced in each chapter. There are also online quizzes that you can take to give you a flavor for the multiple choice exam questions.
http://www.whfreeman.com/dtu5e/ .... no registration required
http://bcs.whfreeman.com/dtu6e/ .... must register and log in
Observatory and Planetarium
Attend an observing night or a planetarium show run by Dr. Austin. For specifics and schedule, visit the Physics and Astronomy Department's Astronomy page.
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Dr. Heather
Woolverton
Autumn, 2003
BBC reports that the future looks darker and darker: Astronomers have confirmed by a new method one of the saddest stories of the Universe — one day the stars in the sky will all stop twinkling.
A satellite designed to monitor the depletion of the ozone layer — with an emphasis on changes occurring over Canada and the Arctic — was launched on August 12.
The New York Times enthusiastically endorses the Hubble Space Telescope, but at what cost? Read the editorial about the future of U.S. space exploration.
NASA scientists have discovered a new extreme-loving microorganism in California's exotic Mono Lake. Astrobiologist Richard Hoover likens it to life on Mars.
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